Bright Vintage Notecards - Tim Holtz June coordinating die release

Good morning! I've got one last thing to share with the June 2026 installment of Tim Holtz coordinating dies that released recently from Simon Says Stamp! This time instead of one card, I'm sharing a sweet little set of notecards! They are the small 4 Bar notecards from SSS, and the perfect size to let these sweet little images shine. And I found a fun way to do the banner dies to add extra dimension!

I started off by die cutting and creating the backgrounds. I used Lime, Lake, Heather, and Princess Color Splash cardstocks, cut with the Crimped A2 Rectangles, then cut watercolor paper using a smaller sized A2 Rectangles die. On the watercolor paper, I blended the coordinating ink colors of Lime, Lake, Heather, and Princess onto two corners of the panels, then misted with some water for a watercolor effect. While those dried, I stamped and heat embossed my images from Tiny Things and Tiny Things 2 sets, stamping in Nocturne ink, then clear heat embossing for extra shine. I die cut them each with their coordinating dies. I also stamped the "Hello Friend" from Tiny Text a few times, and die cut with the smallest banner die from the coordinating die set. I also cut the next largest banner die for each one to layer underneath. That way, when I adhered them together with foam adhesive, it gave them a more dimensional banner look - and it was so easy! I added some Black Splatter to my little cardbases, then assembled all my layers, using Big Momma foam adhesive so I could have lots of layers, but they wouldn't get too thick. Finished off with a few Clear Dazzling gems for the final touch of sparkle! Here is a closer look at each of these sweet cards:

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Thank You Floral Stem - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! So, yesterday I shared a bright and happy floral card using a new stencil that released recently from Simon Says Stamp to coordinate with an older stamp set. Today I'm sharing another of the images from that set, and even using the same ink colors, but gold heat embossing instead of black, and some softer toned background elements to pull it together for an entirely different look!

For today's card, I chose to heat emboss in gold instead of black for a softer more romantic effect. I used a different stem from Wild and Free, and then stenciled and ink blended with the same Grapefruit, Pucker, Cherry, Artichoke, Kale, Butter, and Honey inks before die cutting with the coordinating die. I used softer background colors as well, so started with some Cream cardstock that I embossed with Leaf Spin embossing folder, then layered over a couple of Elongated Hexagons cut from Honey Gold and white cardstocks. I stamped and die cut a sentiment from the same set as well, and added a few Dazzling Clear gems tucked under that sentiment. Finished off with a loose wrap of twine tied in a loopy bow of May Arts natural jute string! Here are some more photos of that finished card:

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Birthday Wishes Arched Florals - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a bright and happy floral card using a new stencil that released recently from Simon Says Stamp to coordinate with an older stamp set - and I ADORE how it breathed new life into this set for me! I have always loved it, but layering stencils to color it in? I mean - what's not to love?!?

I started off by stamping and heat embossing the lovely floral cluster from Wild and Free, stamping in Nocturne ink, and embossing with clear embossing powder. This way when I moved on to ink blending, it didn't smear that crisp black ink! I ink blended with Grapefruit, Pucker, Cherry, Artichoke, Kale, Butter, and Honey inks, then die cut with the coordinating die. The background was created with a blend of Sage, Honey, and white cardstock, and Scalloped Arches Frames and Nested Stitched Rectangles. I added a sentiment from the same stamp set, and cut the smaller one out with the newer Tim Holtz Tiny Text dies - and WONDERFUL collection of all different sizes of banner dies that I think I will be using lots in the future! Finished off with a few Dazzling Clear Gems for sparkle. Here are more photos of this happy card:

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Shine like the Stars - Tim Holtz June coordinating die release

Good morning! I'm back to share another card using the June 2026 installment of Tim Holtz coordinating dies that released recently from Simon Says Stamp! This one is a bit silly, and kind of makes me laugh - nothing like wiggly eyes and a hat to change the whole vibe of an octopus, right? 

That octopus on the Sea Life set is kind of the show stopper, and adding a coordinating die just makes it even more fun! I heat embossed with clear embossing ink on some Lipstick cardstock, then added some ink blending with Brick ink as an emboss resist, that made the negative spaces darker. Kind of a fun technique to make the image pop! I stamped and heat embossed the hat from Tiny Things, and die cut that one with the new coordinating dies as well, and popped that on his head, also adding some tiny wiggly eyes. For the background, I used the Star Champion embossing folder, and added a Baseboard Frame to set him off from the background. Finished off with a sentiment from Tiny Text, heat embossed in white on black carstock, then cut with one of the coordinating dies! Here is a closer look at this fun card:

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Ordinary Joy - Tim Holtz June coordinating die release

Good morning! I'm back to share another card using the June 2026 installment of Tim Holtz coordinating dies that released recently from Simon Says Stamp! This card appeals to my music loving heart - and I had so much fun putting it together!

I started off by stamping that fun musical note image from Tiny Things 2 on colored cardstock with tone-on-tone ink colors. I used Honey, Mandarin, Blush, Royal, and Field inks and stamped on Banana, Creamsicle, Apricot, Cornflower, and Green Apple cardstocks. I then die cut with those amazing new coordinating dies - do you see how beautifully they cut even that section between the lines? I love that! I wanted to add a bit of interest to my cardbase, so I pulled out an older stencil from Simon Says Stamp called Brush Strokes, and used the same colors of inks I had stamped with on varying sections of the card. It still felt like there was too much contrast, so I blended the tiny bit of leftover ink on my brushes onto the cardbase very softly to add a little bit of a soft halo effect. I then popped those images up with foam adhesive strips. I added a sentiment from Tiny Text, die cut with one of the new coordinating dies for that set, rounded off one corner, then added a sprinkle of Dazzling Gems in Prism to finish off! Here is a closer look at this colorful and happy card:

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Best Friend Literally - Simon Says Stamp July 2026 Card Kit

 Good morning! I've got another card today to share using the new July 2026 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Pop Art! This month's kit has a modern and geometric feel - and so many fun colors to play with! The included Pop Art stamp set has some fun images that pair with the unique dies included in the kit. There are some super fun textured papers, sparkly bling, a bonus sentiment stamp set, and that's all not to mention the cardstock, sentiment strips, storage options, and more! And, there is also a coordinating die set for the stamp available that is live in the store now as well!

The monthly card kit has even more perks now when you sign up for the Subscription service! There is a video HERE you can watch to learn more!

You might recognize the colors on this card - they are the same ones I used on the first card I posted with the kit (you can see it HERE). This time I used squares, and a different geometric layout! I cut and assembled the square much the same as I did the circles on the other card, using the Pop Art Pieces die and the Textured Cardstock pack in the kit. This time I used a paper trimmer to carefully cut the sections in half, instead of quarters. And then I arranged them at the top and bottom of a landscape white cardbase. The outer ones I did end up trimming into quarters, then trimmed off the slight excess that went over the edges of the cardbase. Next, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Pop Art stamp set in the kit in white on black cardstock, and die cut it with the plain circle from Pop Art Pieces die. Finished off with a few of the Dazzling Clear Gems in the kit for some sparkle! Here are more photos of the finished card:

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